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British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD)

This is a survey conducted within the National Health Services under the auspices of the BASCD. BASCD is responsible for the coordination of locally based surveys of child dental health that permit local and national comparisons between health authorities and regions. An oral health questionnaire was administered and a clinical exam performed.

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Wales, and Scotland

Alternate years

Within each part of the UK and in Wales and Scotland, a designated epidemiology coordinator is responsible for the local delivery of the program, assisted by a regional trainer who attends the national training and calibration exercise. In conjunction, they determine the methods to be used by health authorities wishing to have their data included in summary reports prepared by the Association. Caries is diagnosed at the caries into dentine (d3) threshold using a visual method without radiography, fiber-optic transillumination, or compressed air. The examination commences with an interview conducted by an appropriately trained member of the examining team to collect personal information and, where required, data about current dental experiences and relevant history. For the clinical exam, the examiner will sit behind the subject who will be in a supine position

5-year-old children

To monitor the dental health of children and to assess the delivery of dental services.

Logicon/ROW Sciences Yelena

Logicon/ROW Sciences

Pitts NB, Evans DJ. The dental caries experience of 5-year-old children in the United Kingdom. Surveys coordinated by the British Association of the Study of Community Dentistry in 1995/96. BASCD Survey 1995/96. Nugent ZJ, Pitts NB. Patterns of change and results overview 1985/6-1995/6 from the British Association for the Study of the Community Dentistry (BASCD) coordinated National Health Service surveys of caries prevalence. BASCD Paper 1997.

Representative samples were drawn from participating Health Authorities and Boards.

>=10000

A designated National Health Services epidmiology coordinator was responsible for the local delivery of the program, assisted by a regional trainer who attends the biennial national training and calibration exercise.

International

Person

GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE demographics ORAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE presence of disease, dft DENTAL EXAM caries, dft, permanent dentition, primary dentition, sealants, untreated dental decay

1985 to the present

1440